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Carey, Koch Join Forces To Celebrate New Center; Carey, Mayor At Ceremonies Of New Center

By JOYCE PURNICK ();

June 18, 1980,

, Section Metropolitan Report, Page B1, Column , words

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At a ground-breaking ceremony marked by good humor and a moratorium on political infighting, Governor Carey, Mayor Koch and a crowd of officials yesterday hailed the beginning of construction of a $375 million exposition and convention center, a project 15 years in the planning.

June 18, 1980

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